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SINCE LAST SEPTEMBER FIVE RESIDENTS HAVE BEEN UNDERTAKING MONTHLY WALKS THROUGH GORTON AND ABBEY HEY WITH THE WRITER SARAH BUTLER. Each month a different person led the walk around the parks, houses, work places, neglected corners…
The Schools Writing Trail showcases the ‘best of the best’ of student writing across Greater Manchester, offering a literature trail in conjunction with Manchester’s Festival of Libraries. The Schools Writing Trail is an exhibition of some…
Manchester City of Literature and partners have introduced Manchester’s inaugural team of Multilingual City Poets, three talented creatives who have been appointed to produce a series of original works on behalf of the City. The City’s…
A creative feast from Manchester City Poet Anjum Malik and the chef’s at award winning local bar and grill Zouk. On Sunday 20th February 2022 Manchester City of Literature hosted a creative feast as part of…
The Digital Manchester Literature Map was created by the partnership of organisations that make up Manchester City of Literature, to showcase the stories, poems, performances so closely linked to our city. Click the icons…
In March 2020, Manchester went into the first national lockdown, and would remain in a state of lockdown until the following year. At that time, the Manchester City of Literature team had only been working together…
Held every year on 21 March, World Poetry Day celebrates one of humanity’s most treasured forms of cultural and linguistic expression and identity. Practiced throughout history – in every culture and on every continent – poetry…
Manchester City of Literature, in partnership with Manchester Metropolitan University, Nanjing City of Literature and 42nd Street are delighted to announce the launch of a new project, Connectedness Through Comics. The partnership were keen to explore…
The spoken word version of Eurovision, hosted by the UNESCO Cities of Literature — where each City slams their way to the grand title of Slamovision Champion every year! Each year the UNESCO Creative Cities of…
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